On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 4:53 PM, Steve Palincsar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 2008-12-01 at 14:38 -0800, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: >> Picking a few nits. The "dishless" thing, the importance of which is >> often overstated, can be approximated with just about any MTB cassette >> hub and a o/c rim. IRD freewheels are available to shops through one >> bay-area distributor, and, as far as I know, nowhere else. A small >> niche, non-OEM product through a single quirky distributor on the far >> end of the country is not what I would call "widely available" or >> something that I'd bet the farm will still be around in five years. >> Most of us (shops) get Shimano freewheels, the variety of which has >> shrunk in the last couple years. I assume we'll be able to get a >> limited selection of freewheels _somewhere_ for years to come, but I'd >> prefer to have something I can find in some variety at any bike shop. > > Piling on here, for a moment: > > Even if you discount concerns regarding future availability of > freewheels, the current range of available gearing in 7 spd freewheels > is limited compared to the range available with cassettes. My personal > favorites, the 13-30, 13-34 and the 14-32 have no freewheel > counterparts. And 7 is as far as it goes in the freewheel world. > Should you wish to go to 8, 9 or beyond, you are simply out of luck. > Modern cassette hubs, on the other hand, will accept 7, 8, 9 and 10 > speed cassettes. I know it's easy to customize the gearing on a > cassette. Is it even possible with the freewheels that are available > today?
Or even, for example, a 3-speed, as i have on my Surly (inspired in part by Lon Haldeman's 3-cog cassette wheel on his Rivendell). Count me as a fan of cassette hubs. -- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
